Today I’m heading to Argentina to begin climbing the first of the Seven Summits for ONE. As the team and I reach the peak of each mountain, we’ll plant the ONE flag on top, symbolically bringing each continent under ONE’s cause—to beat extreme poverty and disease.

Our adventure begins this morning when we fly to Mendoza, Argentina, to ascend Mt. Aconcagua. At 22,840 ft., this is the tallest mountain in the Americas, and the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia.

All of these climbs will take about two years to complete. My hope is that, by working with my partner Eddie, we will put together a series of programs that will allow students to get involved, whether by tracking my progress or establishing service projects in the mountains’ respective locations communities. Stay tuned as we get working on that—we will want ONE members’ involvement!

When I’m not furiously planning for the next two years of climbs, I spend my “free time” flying the F-22A Raptor supersonic stealth fighter. I’m a Lieutenant in the British Royal Air Force, and currently stationed at Langley Air Force base as Britain’s representative to fly this jet. While my day job isn’t exactly a walk in the park, I expect that these climbs will be an even greater challenge. After all, ending poverty and finding ways to save millions of lives around the world isn’t easy either.

I’m working with a team at Alpine Ascents to help me get up and, even more importantly, get down the mountain safely. We believe in what ONE is doing, and we want to do all that we can to raise awareness of these critical issues. I hope that you will join me checking out my blog at www.dan-robinson.com.

-Dan Robinson, ONE member

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